Nancy Gilmer, LPCC

Nancy Gilmer is a Kentucky-licensed LPCC with twenty years of professional experience. She works with people managing stress, anxiety, panic, grief, trauma, low self-esteem, and major life transitions. She approaches each person with respect and aims to build a cooperative relationship where concerns can be talked through openly.

Her style emphasizes mindfulness and practical skills that people can use between sessions. Nancy blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral work and acceptance and commitment concepts. She encourages small, concrete steps toward the goals a person names rather than imposing a fixed path.

Over two decades of practice have included supporting people through loss, addiction concerns, mood challenges including bipolar issues, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses caregiver strain, aging-related matters, and questions about life purpose and meaning. Sessions can include discussion, skill practice, and attention to values and everyday routines.

Nancy frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set achievable goals, notice what gets in the way, and try new ways of coping. Progress is tracked in simple, measurable ways so adjustments can be made as needed.

People who choose her often want a calm, steady presence and straightforward tools for handling anxiety, stress, and life changes. She accepts international clients and offers work in English for those who want to explore their concerns from a distance.

How her approaches often look online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. Online sessions using ACT often focus on identifying what matters to you and practicing small steps toward those aims. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works on changes in thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety or panic; a therapist and client might track patterns, try behavioral experiments, and use short between-session exercises. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness skills to reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation, often through guided attention practices and brief daily routines.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which tools to try first and adjust the plan based on what is working or not working.

Confirm the session formats offered before booking, because the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments from more convenient locations. It can also support shorter check-ins or focused skill sessions when that fits a person's schedule. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and practice to your daily routines so therapy can be integrated into everyday life.